Dress-shield.



No. 770,752. PATENTED SEPT. 27, 1904. 0. W. HULL.

DRESS SHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 9.1903

N0 MODEL, 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

PATENTED SEPT. 27, 1904.

0. W. HULL.

DRESS SHIELD APPLICATION FILED JULY 9, 190s.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

N0 MODEL.

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OLIVER W. HULL, OF BATTLEOREEK, MICHIGAN.

DRESS-SHIELD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 770,752, datedSeptember 27,

Application filed July 9, 1903.

To fl/Z/ whom, 'it ptcty/ concern.-

Be it known that I, OLIVER W. HULL, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Battlecreek, county of Calhoun, Michigan,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Dress-Shields, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention contemplates an improved dress-shield arrangement involvinga bandlike holder of non-waterproof material which can be placed aroundthe person just below the arms and to which a couple of ordinarywaterproof dress-shields are removably secured by separable buttons orother suitable fastening devices.

Generally stated, the object of my invention is to provide a simple,comparatively cheap, and highly-efficient dress-shield of the foregoingcharacter.

A special object is to provide an improved arrangement whereby theshields can be easily attached to and detached from the holder or bodyportion of the garment, so as to make it possible to replace the shieldswith new ones when worn out, thereby making it unnecessary to throw awaythe entire garment when the shields become worn or impaired by usage.

Another object is to combine in a dressshield arrangement of thischaracter the features of detachability of the shields and ofventilation between the waterproof tissue and the body of the wearer.

It is also an object to provide certain details and features ofimprovement tending to increase the general efficiency andserviceability of a dress-shield arrangement of this particularcharacter.

To the foregoing and other useful ends my invention consists in mattershereinafter set forth and described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspective of a dress-shieldarrangement characterized by my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective ofthe holder or body portion of the said dress-shield arrangement, theshields being detached or removed. Fig. 3 is a view of one of theshields. Fig. 4 is an enlarged section through the shield on line 4 4inFig. 3. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional View through seria No. 164.792.(No model.)

the socket portion of one of the separable buttons and adjacent parts.

As thus illustrated. my invention comprises a band-like holder or bodyportion A, provided, preferably, Vat its back portion with a couple ofstraps or flexible connections a, adapted to have their ends broughtover and sewed or otherwise fastened to the front portion of the holderor body portion, so as to provide shoulder or supporting straps for thegarment in its entirety. The front or end portions can be provided -witha couple of strings or pieces of tape a, adapted to be tied or otherwisefastened together for the purpose o f securing the garment in place uponthe body of the wearer, it being understood that in use the said holderor body portion is adjusted in place just below the arms of the wearer.4The curved side portions a2 are preferably provided at different pointswith the ,sockets B of separable buttons or similar devices, and theseare preferably located and sewed or otherwise secured to the holder orbody portion A in the manner shown in Figs. 1 and 2. As a matter offurther and special improvement thel entire holder or body portion ispreferably composed of a porous-mesh ventilating-cloth, the same beingpreferably bound at its edges with tape or braid a3. It will beunderstood, however, that this holderor body portion can be of anysuitable or desired material.

rIhe shields C can be of any suitable known or approved shape orconstruction. Preferably, they are composed of two outer plys or layersc of nainsook or other suitable material and an intermediate ply orlayer c of waterproof tissue. It is obvious, however, that these shieldscan be of any suitable or desired character. The outer orcrescent-shaped por tion c2 of the shields are preferably provided witha strap or piece of tape c3, adapted to be brought over and fastened atits free end to the opposite edge of the shield, as shown in Fig. l.Thus these straps or flexible connections are adapted to encircle thearms of the wearerthat is to say, they secure the upper portions of theshields to the arms, while the straps a, which pass over the shoulder ofthe wearer, sustain the weight of the garment and hold it up in placeunder the arms of the wearer. Each shield is preferably provided withthe ball members D of the said separable buttons, and these are sewed orotherwise fastened in place, as shown in Fig. 3, and arranged inposition to engage the socket members B on the holder or body portion ofthe garment. Thus the shields can be readily removed when worn orimpaired by usage and can then be replaced by new ones. 1n this way itis not necessary to throw away the entire garment when the shields wearout. Furthermore, the arrangement, although obviating the necessity ofthrowing away more than the shields when the same wear out, at the sametime makes it unnecessary to sew or otherwise secure the shields on thedress or clothing of the wearer.

By leaving the ends of the straps a and a3 free at their ends thegarment can be sold to people of different sizes, and these straps canthen be sewed in place and adjusted to suit the comfort or desires ofthe user. In other words, the said straps can be suitably sewed orotherwise fastened in place and the garment thereby made to properly fitthe wearer. Other advantages will be obvious to those familiar witharticles of this character. It will also be seen that by employing aporous-mesh ventilating-cloth for the holder or body portion I obtain aneflicient Ventilating action or effect between the shields and the bodyof the wearer. It is obvious, however, that cheaper and less expensivematerials than this porous-mesh Ventilating-cloth can be employed, ifdesired.

'lhus constructed it will be seen that my improved dress-shieldarrangement is characterized by a high degree of convenience,practicability, and economy.

What I claim as my invention isl'. As an article of manufacture, adressshield arrangement adapted to be worn like a garment, comprising aband-like holder or non-waterproof body portion adapted to be adjustedin place around the body of the wearer and provided with means foruniting its forward end portions, shoulder-straps for supporting thesaid holder or body portion in place just below the arms of the wearer,and a pair of waterproof shields detachably secured to the side portionsof said holder or body portion, whereby there is no necessity offastening the shields to the clothing of the wearer, or of throwing thesaid holder or body portion away when the said shields become worn orimpaired by usage.

2. As an article of manufacture, a dressshield arrangement consistingofa holder having side portions made of a porous-mesh ventilating-cloth,and a pair of dress-shields removably secured to said side portions ofthe holder, the said porous-mesh Ventilating-cloth being between theshields and the body of the wearer when the arrangement is worn.

3. In a dress-shield arrangement, a layer of porous-meshVentilating-cloth to be placed neXt 4to the body of the wearer, and awaterproof ply or layer detachably secured to the outside of said layerof porous-mesh ventilating-cloth, whereby the waterproof material can bereadily separated from the porous-mesh Ventilating-cloth.

4C. As an article of manufacture, a dressshield arrangement comprising abody p0rtion of ieXible material to be worn around the body just belowthe arms and provided with means for supporting and fastening it inplace, and a pair of dress-shields to be worn under the arms and betweenthe said body portion and the outer clothing of the wearer, saiddress-shields being detachably secured to the sides of the said bodyportion.

5. As an article of manufacture, a dressshield arrangement comprising abody portion of porous-mesh Ventilating-cloth to be worn around the bodyjust below the arms and provided with means for supporting and fasteningit in place, and a pair of dress-shields to be worn under the arms andbetween the said porous-mesh Ventilating-cloth and the outer clothing ofthe wearer, said dress-shields being detachably secured to the sides ofsaid body portion.

6. In a shield arrangement, an inner nonwaterproof body portion, and anouter waterproof portion, the non-waterproof portion being adapted to beplaced next to the body, and means for detachably securing the twoportions together.

Signed by me at Chicago, Illinois, this 25th day of June, 1903.

OLIVER W. HULL.

Witnesses:

CHARLES HIcKoK, INM. A. HARDERS.

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